Based on two true stories, one part of the film follows master cookbook writer Julia Child (Meryl Streep) as she overcomes anti-American snobbery and male chauvinism to become an expert in French cooking in Paris in the Fifties. The other half follows Julie Powell (Amy Adams), a mixed-up young woman living in contemporary New York, who decides to make cook every recipe in Julia Child's most famous book and write about it. Directed by Nora Ephron. With Stanley Tucci, Dave Annable, Jane Lynch, Vanessa Ferlito and Casey Wilson. Categories: Biography, Drama. Year: 2009.
Vanessa Ferlito in Julie & Julia
After a high-speed chase on the freeway and an angry outburst in court, Madea (Tyler Perry) finds herself behind bars. While Madea's eccentric family, the Browns, rally behind her, Madea befriends a troubled young woman named Candy (Keshia Knight Pulliam) and protects her in her own unique, motherly way. Directed by Tyler Perry. With Sofía Vergara, Vanessa Ferlito, Derek Luke and David Mann. Categories: Comedy. Year: 2009.
Vanessa Ferlito in Madea Goes to Jail
For Christmas, the Rodriguez siblings have returned to their parents' Chicago home for what might be their last holiday together. While the homecoming rekindles feelings for an old flame in Jesse (Freddy Rodríguez) and reminds Roxanna (Vanessa Ferlito) that her acting career hasn't gotten anywhere, it provides Mauricio (John Leguizamo), the eldest Rodriguez sibling, an opportunity to introduce his high-powered executive wife (Debra Messing) to his family. In an eventuful week filled with cherished tradions and brutal honesty, the family faces major upheaval when their mother Anna (Elizabeth Peña) reveals that she is divorcing their father Eduardo (Alfred Molina). Directed by Alfredo De Villa. With Jay Hernandez, Luis Guzmán and Melonie Diaz. Categories: Comedy, Drama. Year: 2008.
Vanessa Ferlito in Nothing Like the Holidays
Stuntman Mike (Kurt Russell) is a former Hollywood stuntman with an invincible car and a taste for highway murder. Using charm, steel and gasoline, he hunts down beautiful women and takes them for a ride they'll never remember. But, after taking care of a disc jockey (Sydney Tamiia Poitier) and her pals (Jordan Ladd, Rose McGowan and Vanessa Ferlito) after a night at the bar in Austin, TX, Stuntman Mike meets his match on the back roads of Tennessee. There, he runs into two female stunt car drivers (Zoe Bell and Tracie Thoms) and their friends (Rosario Dawson and Mary Elizabeth Winstead), in town while shooting a movie. Unable to resist a challenge, Stuntman Mike pulls out all the stops and puts the pedal to the metal. Directed by Quentin Tarantino. With Quentin Tarantino. Categories: Action, Horror, Thriller, Comedy. Year: 2007.
Vanessa Ferlito in Death Proof
Directors Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez present their homage to B-movie thrillers with this intense double-bill spectacular. In "Death Proof," a psycho killer named Stuntman Mike (Kurt Russell) stalks Jungle Julia (Sydney Tamiia Poitier) and her two friends (Jordan Ladd and Vanessa Ferlito) as they hit the town in search of a good time. In "Planet Terror," a small town is overrun with a murderous, zombie army. As the "sickos" take over the night, a gun-legged woman named Cherry (Rose McGowan) and her partner (Freddy Rodríguez) lead a team of accidental warriors in an all out battle. With Josh Brolin, Marley Shelton, Naveen Andrews, Stacy Ferguson and Rosario Dawson. Categories: Horror. Year: 2007.
Vanessa Ferlito in Grindhouse